This will come as a bit of a shock to my customers past and
present but I have decided to put A.M. Technical Servicesup for sale.

It is generating far too much work for one person to handle and
after 34+ years in the business I’m looking to wind down and enjoy a long
retirement.

What’s included I hear you ask?Obviously all tools, brand new spare parts, six crates of camera’s and
lenses that are used for spares recovery, supplier introductions,

This website along with all existing stats, reviews, three
months handover assistance, introductions to existing customers (with their
approval), manuals, parts diagrams.......

If you have a serious interest in acquiring a very profitable
business please do get in touch.

Alan

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Hello there, thanks for visiting my website. My
name is Alan and I work from home based in Shepperton, Surrey,

about 20 miles south west of London and a few miles from junction 1 of the
M3 / junction 11 of the M25.

(no parking restrictions incidentally
should you wish to visit in person).

As you can see from the heading I have been running
this business for 30 years now, before that I worked for KONICA cameras as a
service technician and spares controller.

I have always been interested in photography. I do
occasionally get out and take photographs myself so I
know how important it is to have a fully working camera.

I mainly repair Digital SLR’s
and Lenses (both Autofocus and Manual).

I can repair small compact cameras if it’s
economic to do so and I still have some parts for Canon A1, AE1, AE1-P and Pentax ME, ME-Super film cameras.

So, don’t take your cherished item to a large faceless
global superstore, come and chat to the guy who is actually going to repair the
item for you.

I pride
myself on my personal service. Many customers become good friends, what more
can I say …..

Now tell me about the fault with your camera or
lens….It’s probably best to send me an
e-mail or give me a call so that we can establish exactly what has gone wrong.
In a lot of cases I can usually give some idea of the repair cost and availability
of spare parts this way.

Small Compact Digital Camera’s

These camera’s have some very small parts inside
them and they are easily broken, especially if they are dropped on the lens
whilst it is in the “extended” position. Sometimes though it’s just knocked out
of place and needs stripping down and rebuilding, other times small guides will
break off and the only course of action is to replace the entire lens block as
individual parts are not generally available.

Digital SLR’s

Many people ask me why do digital SLR’s go wrong ? Surely there aren’t any moving parts inside ? Infact there are plenty of moving parts in them
just like their film predecessors. A mirror still has to move up out of the way
and they still have an electro-mechanical shutter that needs to be treated with
care.

AF Lenses

Modern day lenses have a lot of electronic
circuitry inside them. They communicate with the camera body and between them
they work out the best settings. Some also have Image Stabilisers (IS) and
Silent Motors that need special micro computers to control them.

So to sum up, your modern day camera is a
technological marvel. Treat it with respect and it will hopefully give you many
years of service.

However, when things go wrong ……….

As a rough guide, here are some everyday repairs I
carry out along with the approximate costs:

When this happens it is necessary to dismantle the
camera and find all the loose pins, otherwise they can short out the circuit
boards and cause even more damage. Next, the old pin assembly has to be
carefully unsoldered from the green main board and a new CF unit put in place.
All 50 connections are then re-soldered with a fine tipped iron and checked for
continuity.

Shepperton

Surrey

TW17 0ED

(United Kingdom)

I recommend sending items to me using Royal Mail
Special Delivery. The parcel is signed for, arrives next working day and is
insured for up to £500 automatically. Wrap the item in bubble wrap and place it
in a suitable card box. This is how I send my repairs back and so far I have
not had any problems.

Payment can be made by cheque, postal order, PayPal , or BACS transfer.If you collect your repair from me you can
also pay by cash.

Oversea’s ? Not a problem. I
regularly carry out work for BFPO personnel, ex-Pats and people as far away as Italy and Spain !Probably best to
drop me an e-mail first. I’ll try to give you an exact quote plus the cost of
return insured postage. See Royal Mail’s website for details: http://www.royalmail.com/